kilikini wrote:
> Dee Dee wrote:
>> On Jul 16, 5:30 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>>>> I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every
>>>>>> time I ask, so..... I'm askin'.
>>>
>>>>>> In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one,
>>>>>> somehow, falls to me because it's not covered under their
>>>>>> government foodstamps because it would be a special order.
>>>>>> Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake with pink frosting.
>>>>>> Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white cake? I need
>>>>>> moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have
>>>>>> to have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It
>>>>>> must be a white cake with pink icing.
>>>
>>>>>> kili
>>>
>>>>> Just have them buy a few boxes of of white cake mix and some cans
>>>>> of frosting and red food dye, and whatever else the method on the
>>>>> back of the box calls for (oil?). Their food stamps will cover
>>>>> that. There's NO reason for you to pay for it; you aren't exactly
>>>>> rolling in dough. You can bake it for them.
>>>
>>> They would be easier. I'm still trying to figure out how to make
>>> the tiers. Amanda wants round tiers, like a wedding cake, and she
>>> wants icing around it to look like ribbons and bows that are tying
>>> up the tiers. Gosh almighty, I'm not a professional baker!!!!!
>>>
>>> kili
>>>
>> Take up money for something at Costco. Lordy, what a task!
>> Things like this takes a lot of experience. I'd be thinking
>> 'nightmare' right now. Tiers! Tiers?
>> Dee Dee
>
> Yeah, those are my thoughts exactly. At first it was supposed to be
> a cake for about 10 of her friends. No problem. I was thinking
> sheet cake. No sweat. Now it's this big gala affair for about 60
> guests with a dress code and everything. Sheesh! The girls have to
> wear pink and white and the boys are required to wear black and
> white. I don't own anything pink and I'm not about to buy anything
> pink just so that I can serve her friends some cake and reheated,
> prefab meatballs. I'm sorry. I'm wearing what I'm wearing.
>
This is getting to be quite ridiculous! Make sure you move before she turns
18! LOL

>
> I'm getting frustrated because they're calling me up on the hour,
> changing their minds about menus and such. This party is still over
> a month away. Oh, and they're adding virgin pina coladas and
> daqueris. I think that's a little over the top and rather expensive
> on a food stamp budget, but, maybe that's just me.
>
(sigh) They really are going over the top, food stamps or not. It's not
like they live in a McMansion with a swimming pool and a cabana in the back
yard.

> kili <----- getting more frustrated by every phone call from them.

Stop answering the phone